Maybe I\’ll use panniers next time I ride to the salvage store. My last two trips, I used the trailer; and then didn\’t get the load that I had anticipated.

It was actually rather disappointed this morning not to find cans of refried beans; or tuna fish; or boxes of hummus. As it turned out, I didn\’t really need the trailer today!

I did, however, find canned chicken; 4.5 oz cans for 99¢ apiece. That\’s a rather rare find; so I grabbed eight cans. My raid of the grab-bag bins unearthed a couple of Fit Crunch bars. That, too, is rare.

Of course, and alas, I got some candy from those bins. I look for things that can be eaten one small piece at a time (such as M&Ms); or easily cut into small pieces. Some candy bars are already scored into sections, which makes it easier. Easier to cut them into uniform pieces, that is. It doesn\’t necessarily make it easier to resist eating them!

I found hot chocolate mix again, and a few other things. I decided against buying anything frozen, because I forgot the cooler. Incidentally, the cooler is a good reason to use the trailer; that thing takes up most of the space in a pannier!

When I arrived back home, I was hungry; and opened a can of the chicken. Pulling that trailer can really work up my appetite. After I ate, I began work on this blog; and got hungry again! I had to interrupt myself to get some hummus and carrots to munch on.

Hauling a load using saddlebags is less work; so it\’s panniers next time. And just watch: it will be the day when I really could use the trailer!